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ROYAL IRISH RIFLES 83rd and 86th Regiment of Foot Royal Irish Rifles
Museum 1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 in Aden in the Aden Brigade. 2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Tidworth in the 7th Brigade, 3rd Division. 3rd (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas. 4th (Extra Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas. 5th (Extra Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas. 6th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Dublin in Aug 1914 in the 29th Brigade, 10th Division. 7th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Belfast in Sep 1914 in the 48th Brigade, 16th Division. 8th (Service) (East Belfast) Bn. Formed in Belfast from the Belfast Volunteers in Sep 1914 in the 107th Brigade, 36th Division. 9th (Service) (West Belfast) Bn. Formed in Belfast from the Belfast Volunteers in Sep 1914 in the 107th Brigade, 36th Division. 10th (Service) (South Belfast) Bn. Formed in Belfast from the Belfast Volunteers in Sep 1914 in the 107th Brigade, 36th Division. 11th (Service) (South Antrim) Bn. Formed in Co Antrim from the Antrim Volunteers in Sep 1914 in the 108th Brigade, 36th Division. 12th (Service) (Central Antrim) Bn. Formed in Co Antrim from the Antrim Volunteers in Sep 1914. Joined the 108th Brigade, 36th Division. 13th (Service) (1st Co Down) Bn. Formed in Co Down from the Co Down Volunteers in Sep 1914 in the 108th Brigade, 36th Division. 14th (Service) (Young Citizens) Bn. Formed in Belfast from the Belfast Volunteers in Sep 1914 in the 109th Brigade, 36th Division. 15th (Service) (North Belfast) Bn. Formed in Belfast from the Belfast Volunteers in Sep 1914 in the 107th Brigade, 36th Division. 16th (Service) (2nd Co Down) (Pioneer) Bn. Formed in Co Down from the Co Down Volunteers in Sep 1914. Joined the 36th Division. 17th (Reserve) Bn. Formed at Newcastle from the Depot Coys of the 8th, 9th and 10th Bns. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 8th, 9th and 10th Bns. 18th (Reserve) Bn. Formed at Holywood from the Depot Coys of the 11th and 12th Bn in Apr 1915. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 11th and 12th Bns. 19th (Reserve) Bn. Formed at Newcastle from the Depot Coys of the 14th and 15th Bns in Oct 1915. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 14th and 15th Bns. 20th (Reserve) Bn. Formed at Holywood from the Depot Coys of the 13th and 16th Bns in Nov 1915. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 13th and 16th Bns. 1st Garrison Bn. Formed in Dublin in Nov 1915. Went to India and joined the Allahabad Brigade, 8th (Indian) Division. The Regular Reserve Battalions may also have supplied drafts to the Service Battalions as well as the Regular Battalions.
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